{"id":16734,"date":"2025-08-08T14:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/?post_type=book&p=16734"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:51:50","slug":"ornamental-cherries","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/ornamental-cherries\/","title":{"rendered":"Ornamental Cherries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ornamental cherries (Prunus<\/em> sp.) have long been an important part of the Arboretum and are an especially vibrant feature of Azalea Way.\u00a0 It is not surprising that \u201cOrnamental Cherries\u201d was one of the first additions to the Arboretum Library in 1948, shortly after it was published.<\/p>\n

This book continues to have important relevance today.\u00a0 The author, Collingwood Ingram, was such a noted authority on these trees that he became known as \u201cCherry\u201d Ingram.\u00a0 His focus was on the selections in Japan that had become endangered in their home country, especially through industrialization.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ingram brought more than 50 varieties of cherries back to his home in Sussex, England; planting them amongst companion trees while learning techniques for successful propagation.\u00a0 This allowed him to revive some varieties that likely would have been lost, even reintroducing them to Japan.\u00a0 In his writing, he also discusses companion planting, threats from diseases and insects, and shares his experience at creating bonsai specimens.<\/p>\n

While the focus is on varieties selected for their ornamental value, Ingram also reviews the wild species and their forms, but does not address selections grown for their edible fruit.\u00a0 He did his own illustrations, and the author\u2019s love of these trees is clear throughout.\u00a0 In response to questions about the short duration of the flowers, he writes, \u201cthe trees are so lovely during that period that if they remained in flower for only one day, or even one hour, they would still be worth growing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reviewed by: Brian Thompson on February 24, 2025<\/p>\n

Excerpted from the Spring 2025 issue of the Arboretum Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ornamental cherries (Prunus sp.) have long been an important part of the Arboretum and are an especially vibrant feature of Azalea Way.\u00a0 It is not surprising that \u201cOrnamental Cherries\u201d was one of the first additions to the Arboretum Library in 1948, shortly after it was published. This book continues to have important relevance today.\u00a0 The author, Collingwood Ingram, was such a noted authority on these trees that he became known as \u201cCherry\u201d Ingram.\u00a0 His focus was on the selections in…<\/p>\n

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